afanofBTBAM t1_j3lxbk2 wrote on January 9, 2023 at 2:06 PM Reply to comment by quarter-water in TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930. by irbinator >(one rotation around the sun) IIRC, this is called a revolution, and the term rotation is reserved for the celestial body itself spinning upon its axis. Permalink Parent 2
afanofBTBAM t1_is3oed3 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 1:44 AM Reply to Break - pixel art [OC] by v78 Ok but who's keeping track of the batch time on that concrete Permalink 5
afanofBTBAM t1_j3lxbk2 wrote
Reply to comment by quarter-water in TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930. by irbinator
>(one rotation around the sun)
IIRC, this is called a revolution, and the term rotation is reserved for the celestial body itself spinning upon its axis.